Magazine binder



Oct. 23, 1928.

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Patented Oct. 23, 1928.

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OFFICE.

HERMAN-'1. ARENns. or HIGHLANUPARK, MICHIGAN.

MA AZINE BINDER.

Application filed December a, 1926.. Serial No. 153,254.

The present invention relates to binding de- 7 vices for sheets andmoreespecially for magazines and periodicals although not confined tosuch materials. I

Among; the objects of the inventionis a binder which may be'quickly andeasily applied 'to such materials to hold them-securely.-

Another object is a binder for magazines which while holdingthemsecurely and tightly nevertheless permits their being opened tosubstantially as flat-position as before b1nd'-' ing.

skilledin the art upon reference to the following description and theaccompanying.

drawings in which':'-- T Figs. 1jand.2 arerespectively a planand sideview of'one member of-one form'of the invention; a a i Figs. 3 and 4 aresimilar views ofanother member;

Fig. 5 perspective view of the two mem-" bers in co-operating relation;

Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively a plan and side view of one member of asecond form of the invention;

Figs. 8 and 9 are similar views of another member;

Figs. 10 and 11 are similar views of another member; v

Figs. 12 and 13 are similar views ofa fourth member;

Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the four.

members in co-operating relation;

Fig. 15 is a section binder; I

Fig. 16 shows a portion of a magazine pre pared for binding; v

Fig. 17 is a perspective view modification.

The-binder shown in Figs. 1 t0 5 consists of two members telescoping toform a channel between the sides of which the backs of of a second 7 themagazines lie, which channel has inturned.

" and holding tabs 23 for the second member.

The second member as shown in Figs. 3 and Otherobjectswill'readily-occur to those.

through a finished 4 consists of'a strip 25 of metal of such widtlr asto slide readily between sides 21. One end ofthis strip is turned. upand over to provide: a'niinturned flange. 26 and the other end is.provided with a- -tongne 27 adaptedto slide through a slot'28 in end: 22of the first memberland bebentover to firmly secure the parts togetherjI 1 .The'fOIIn of device shown in Figs. 6 to 14 involves similar.principles but'is adjustable, to provide for different sizes and numbersof magazines. 7 I This form is made up of four members providing foradjustment in. both length and width. i

One ofthe members as shown. in Figs 6 and 7 consists of a strip30.:of-metal having one edge31 turned up and one. end turned up andbentover at right angles-to form an inturned fiange'32 This turned up.end'is provided with'a slot 33 fora purpose-to bev described. Furthertheturned up. edge 31 is provided-with a tongue 34' forming a retaining'guidefor: thesecond member. a

The second member. (Figs. Sand 9) isa' metal strip 40 ofslightly lesswidththan strip 30. This strip has one turned up edge 41 extending thelength of its body portion and having a portion extending from one endconstituting a tongue 42 adapted to pass through slot 32. The other endof strip'40 is turned up and over at right angles to form an inturnedflange 43. n 1

. i The third member (Figs-1,0 and 11) consists ofa metal strip 50having one edge 51 turned up as shownand one end turned up I and over atright angles to form an inturned flange 52. Y

The fourth member igs.-'12 and13) consists of a metal strip having oneedge turned up and over to form a retaining guide 61 and one end turnedup and over at right angles to form an inturned flange 62.

In-assembling the device from the four members, the strip 40 will beplaced in the strip 30 with its edge 41 under the guide 34 and thetongue 42 through slot 33 to form one side of the binder. The strip 50will then be placed in the strip 60 with its edge 51 under the guide 61to form the other side. The latter side consisting of strips 50 and 60will then be slipped laterally into the side formed of strips 30-and 40with the flanges 52 and 62 under the flanges 43 and 32, respectively.Thisassembly is shown in Fig. 14.

When the length of the binder has been adjusted to .fit the magazines tobe bound, the tongue i2 is preferably cut off to within a short distanceof the end 32 and the remaining short end bent over to hold the partssecure.

The modification shown in Fig. 17 differs from that shown in Fig. 5 inthat the member 25 does not extend the full length-of member 20 and thetongue 27 a is upon member 20'. WVhen the magazines are inserted in 7Suitable decorative covers maybe applied to the binders and Fig. shows asection of the first mentioned form with such a. cover.

In this figure, the member is shown as having a piece of cloth 70 gluedto the outside and a second piece "7 1 glued to the ins1de.' The freeedges of these two pieces \Vlll be glued to opposite sides oftwo-stiffening members 72 as shown When it 1s desired to bindthemagazines in I the devices shown, each magazine is provided with anotch in each of its ends near the back edge as indicated in Fig. 16,this figure representing the back corner of a magazine at.

80 with a notch at 81. These notches provide seats for the inturnedflanges 22 and 26 and 32, 62, 43and 52, so that when the binding 1devices are pressed together longitudinally the flanges enter thenotches and hold securely the magazines. After the magazines: have beenfitted into the binders with the tong'ue 27 c1242 extending out, thelatter is bent over to make a substantially permanent binding.

7 Having now described the invention and the preferred forms ofembodiment thereof,

it isto be understood that the said invention is notto be limited to thespecific details hereinset forth, but only by the scope of the claimswhich follow.

= I claim 1 1. A binder for magazinesor the'like com prising twosections each having an inturned flange atone end, one of saidseetionsalso having upturned sides and provided with guiding means forthe other of said SQOtlOIlS, the other of said sections adapted to slidelon-h gitudinally Withinthe first, the inner section being provided witha tongue adaptedto pass through a slot in the end of the outer sectionand be bent overfto fix the relative position of the flanges.

2. .A binder for magazines or the like com- I prising two sections eachhaving an inturned flange at one end, and being composed of twolaterally adjustable parts one of said sections also having upturnedsides and provided with guiding means forthe other of said sections,

' the other of said sections adapted to slide lon-j 'itudinally withinthe first, the inner section and be bent over to fix the, relativepositions of the flanges; v

being provided with a tongue adapted to passe I through a slot in theend of theouter section HERMAN'T. ARENDs. i

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